What is all wisdom save a collection of platitudes? But the man who orders his life according to their teachings cannot go far wrong

Quote by George Norman Douglas

Topics: Wisdom Quotes

You can tell the ideals of a nation by its advertisements.

You can tell the ideals of a nation by its advertisements.

A wise man knows everything; a shrewd one, everybody.

A wise man knows everything; a shrewd one, everybody.

You can construct the character of a man and his age not only from what...

You can construct the character of a man and his age not only from what...

Justice is too good for some people and not good enough for the rest

Justice is too good for some people and not good enough for the rest

Education is a state-controlled manufactory of echoes.

Education is a state-controlled manufactory of echoes.

The longer one lives, the more one realizes that nothing is a dish for every...

The longer one lives, the more one realizes that nothing is a dish for every...

You can tell the ideals of a nation by its advertisements.

You can tell the ideals of a nation by its advertisements.

If you think this is a free country, try selling something

If you think this is a free country, try selling something

The most important word in the vocabulary of advertising is test. If you pretest your...

The most important word in the vocabulary of advertising is test. If you pretest your...

The most truthful part of a newspaper is the advertisements

The most truthful part of a newspaper is the advertisements

Advertising is the 'wonder' in Wonder Bread.

Advertising is the 'wonder' in Wonder Bread.

Advertising people who ignore research are as dangerous as generals who ignore decodes of enemy...

Advertising people who ignore research are as dangerous as generals who ignore decodes of enemy...

Know that the amount of criticism you receive may correlate somewhat to the amount of...

Know that the amount of criticism you receive may correlate somewhat to the amount of...

I've never found a client's business problem that could be solved solely through advertising.

I've never found a client's business problem that could be solved solely through advertising.

There's no such thing as bad publicity

There's no such thing as bad publicity

The real fact of the matter is that nobody reads ads. People read what interest...

The real fact of the matter is that nobody reads ads. People read what interest...

Poetry is so vital to us until school spoils it.

Poetry is so vital to us until school spoils it.

The business that considers itself immune to the necessity for advertising sooner or later finds...

The business that considers itself immune to the necessity for advertising sooner or later finds...

Imagination... its limits are only those of the mind itself.

Imagination... its limits are only those of the mind itself.

Some manufacturers illustrate their advertisements with abstract paintings. I would only do this if I...

Some manufacturers illustrate their advertisements with abstract paintings. I would only do this if I...

Determine the thing that can and shall be done, and then we shall find the...

Determine the thing that can and shall be done, and then we shall find the...

The great nations have always acted like gangsters, and the small nations like prostitutes

The great nations have always acted like gangsters, and the small nations like prostitutes